Whatever the cause of wanting to regain control, it's a common phenomenon and often overrides good business sense.

Heat hazes are a common phenomenon at present, with distant objects shimmering as warm air rises above hot ground.

Embodying the common phenomenon of the 'wounded healer', she tried to volunteer for a local crisis centre that helps those in despair.

However, the investigators noted that plastic deformation at this location was a common phenomenon and only routine maintenance was required to repair the distress.

Such fires were a common phenomenon aboard coal-fired ships and one of many reasons why marine transportation switched to oil in the early 1900s.